VEHICLE NOISE FROM COARSE TEXTURE PAVEMENTS

TRAFIKBUILER FRAAN GROV VAEGYTA

The present study was a comparison between vehicle induced noise from roads with surface dressings with maximum particle size between 16 and 25 mm. Reference tests were made on neighbouring pavements with asphaltic concrete. The measurements were made on road E3 near Matiefred and road E4 between Sundsvall and Harnosand, all being test roads. The vehicle was run at 70 km/hour with the engine idling during the measurements. The difference found between the noise levels from dressings with different chip size was 2-3 db, whereas the difference between surface dressing and asphaltic concrete amounted to 5-10 db. The difference between summer tyres and studded winter tyres was 3-5 db.(a) /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • Andersson, O
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 22 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Coarse grained materials; Engine idling; Pavements; Roads; Seal coats; Sound; Sound level; Studded tires; Texture; Tires; Traffic
• Old TRIS Terms: Coarse (Material); Coarse materials
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142501
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Report NR 91 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1977 12:00AM